Our View: Return of the ag gag bill a bad deal for all

6:38 PM,
Jan. 9, 2014

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The Star Press

The silly season we know as the Indiana General Assembly is off and running. Legislators wasted no time getting down to business on unneeded legislation that likely violates the First Amendment.

Case in point: the return of the so-called "ag gag" bill, once again introduced by state Sen. Travis Holdman of Markle. His bill creates a new kind of crime, "agriculture mischief." Unlike last year's version that prohibited photographing or videotaping farming activity, this year's version is a name-your-own-crime bill that allow farmers to prohibit any kind of activity that might cause ...